How to Use antacid in a Sentence

antacid

noun
  • The bowl of antacids on the bar counter is not a gimmick.
    John Frank, The Know, 23 May 2017
  • This includes prescription and over-the-counter forms of the antacid.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2020
  • Don’t forget antacids and over-the-counter medicines to ease digestion.
    Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Others pass out bottles of Maalox -- an antacid said to curb the effects of tear gas -- from car trunks.
    Andrew Rosati, Bloomberg.com, 2 June 2017
  • Anger was his guide—anger, anger from loss, and the kind of survivor’s guilt that required steady supplies of antacid.
    Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 22 May 2017
  • What is uncertain is the amount of antacid that’s going to be required.
    Anthony Man, Sun-Sentinel.com, 30 May 2017
  • Her comeback yields, yes, a life of Champagne instead of antacid.
    Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Don’t bother adding eggshells, antacids or other sources of calcium to the soil.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Owners of restaurants near studios are ready to pop antacids.
    Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2023
  • Medical staff checked on him, offered him over-the-counter antacid and promised a doctor would see him in the morning.
    Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 2 June 2024
  • Lifestyle and diet changes and antacids can ease symptoms.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Diana half-carried her to the bathroom, offering her some Alka-Seltzer and a sip of Gatorade to wash the antacid down.
    Nina Martin, ProPublica, 8 Dec. 2019
  • The seaweed will gobble up carbon from the air and water, and the limestone will serve as an antacid for the surface layer of the sea -- like a Tums for the ocean.
    Bill Weir, CNN, 22 May 2022
  • Apart from an aspirin, an antacid, and something for bladder control, Al doesn’t even take any drugs.
    Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, 3 Oct. 2018
  • Still, the team found that about 8 percent of the children in their analysis had been prescribed an antacid during their first six months of life.
    Alan Mozes, chicagotribune.com, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Though rare, the antacid can cause a severe allergic reaction in some users.
    Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Horizon also makes the two-in-one painkiller Duexis, which pairs painkiller ibuprofen with the antacid famotidine.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Pepto-Bismol is an antacid and can help settle your dog's stomach.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
  • The Atlanta summer games in 1996 had Izzy, a sprightly blue blob who seemed to have escaped from an antacid commercial.
    Jason Gay, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2018
  • The drug never made it to market because more effective antacid treatments got there first.
    Aaron Rowe, WIRED, 9 June 2009
  • The cost of richly valued companies’ volatile share prices isn’t measured only in antacid.
    Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2019
  • Since the late 1960s barrels of ink and antacid have been spilled on the discussions, hand-wringing and gnashing of teeth over what is the best form of government for Carroll County.
    Kevin Dayhoff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 13 Nov. 2020
  • And those medications could have nothing to do with mood or anxiety, such as medicine for blood pressure, antacids and painkillers.
    Editors, USA TODAY, 13 June 2018
  • More than a decade ago, Erika Jensen-Jarolim began to wonder whether antacids could also spark allergies.
    Jennifer Couzin-Frankel, Science | AAAS, 30 July 2019
  • There was a medicine cabinet on the cover containing ointments, a bottle of antacids and a few other toiletries.
    Christopher Chang, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
  • If someone does end up overeating, people can reach for over-the-counter antacids to help with bloating or reflux, Kim recommended.
    Julia Landwehr, Health, 23 Nov. 2023
  • At the medical relief tents, the number-one priority was no longer dousing people with milk and antacid to counter the effect of smoke bombs and pepper balls.
    Ashraf Khalil, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 June 2020
  • But fans were still treated to compelling, strategic racing without having to watch through their fingers and reach for a bottle of antacids every 10 laps.
    Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 10 June 2018
  • But the company intends to start running small-scale ocean pilots — adding their antacid and measuring the change in carbon absorption — in Canada and the U.K. later this year.
    Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Milk of magnesia is a liquid antacid commonly used to treat heartburn and indigestion, but Dr. Palomo says applying a little bit on your sore can knock out some of that pain.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 18 Mar. 2024

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